shoulder

1n-countYour shoulders are between your neck and the tops of your arms.oft poss NShe led him to an armchair, with her arm round his shoulder..., He glanced over his shoulder and saw me watching him.

2n-countThe shoulders of a piece of clothing are the parts that cover your shoulders....extravagant fashions with padded shoulders.

3n-pluralWhen you talk about someone's problems or responsibilities, you can say that they carry them on their shoulders.poss NNo one suspected the anguish he carried on his shoulders...

4verbIf you shoulder the responsibility or the blame for something, you accept it.
(=accept)He has had to shoulder the responsibility of his father's mistakes...V n

5verbIf you shoulder something heavy, you put it across one of your shoulders so that you can carry it more easily.The rest of the group shouldered their bags, gritted their teeth and set off...V n

6verbIf you shoulder someone aside or if you shoulder your way somewhere, you push past people roughly using your shoulder.The policemen rushed past him, shouldering him aside...V n with asideShe could do nothing to stop him as he shouldered his way into the house...V way prep/advHe shouldered past Harlech and opened the door.V past/through n

7n-varA shoulder is a joint of meat from the upper part of the front leg of an animal....shoulder of lamb.

8→
cold-shoulder→
hard shoulder

9If someone offers you a shoulder to cry on or is a shoulder to cry on, they listen sympathetically as you talk about your troubles.♦
a shoulder to cry onphraseusu PHR after vRoland sometimes saw me as a shoulder to cry on.

10If you say that someone or something stands head and shouldersabove other people or things, you mean that they are a lot better than them.♦
head and shouldersphrasePHR above nThe two candidates stood head and shoulders above the rest...

11If two or more people stand shoulder to shoulder, they are standing next to each other, with their shoulders touching.♦
shoulder to shoulderphrasePHR after v, v-link PHRThey fell into step, walking shoulder to shoulder with their heads bent against the rain...

12If people work or stand shoulder to shoulder, they work together in order to achieve something, or support each other.♦
shoulder to shoulderphraseusu v PHRThey could fight shoulder-to-shoulder against a common enemy...

13→
a chip on one's shoulder→
chip→
to rub shoulders with→
rub

cold shoulder(cold-shoulders3rd person present)(cold-shoulderingpresent participle)(cold-shoulderedpast tense & past participle)The form cold-shoulder is used for the verb.

1n-singIf one person gives another thecold shoulder, they behave towards them in an unfriendly way, to show them that they do not care about them or that they want them to go away.usu the NBut when Gough looked to Haig for support, he was given the cold shoulder.

2verbIf one person cold-shoulders another, they give them the cold-shoulder.Even her own party considered her shrewish and nagging, and cold-shouldered her in the corridors.V n

hard shoulder(hard shouldersplural)Thehard shoulder is the area at the side of a motorway or other road where you are allowed to stop if your car breaks down.(mainly BRIT)n-countusu the N in singin AM, use shoulder

shoulder-bag(shoulder-bagsplural)A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.n-count

shoulder blade(shoulder bladesplural)Your shoulder blades are the two large, flat, triangular bones that you have in the upper part of your back, below your shoulders.n-count

shoulder-highA shoulder-high object is as high as your shoulders.adjusu ADJ n...a shoulder-high hedge.Shoulder-high is also an adverb., advADV after vThey picked up Oliver and carried him shoulder high into the garage.

shoulder pad(shoulder padsplural)Shoulder pads are small pads that are put inside the shoulders of a jacket, coat, or other article of clothing in order to raise them.n-count

shoulder strap(shoulder strapsplural)

1n-countThe shoulder straps on a piece of clothing such as a dress are two narrow straps that go over the shoulders.

2n-countA shoulder strap on a bag is a long strap that you put over your shoulder to carry the bag.

soft shoulder(soft shouldersplural)On a busy road such as a freeway, thesoft shoulder is the area at the side of the road where vehicles are allowed to stop in an emergency.(AM)n-countusu the N in singin BRIT, use hard shoulder

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